It is really tough on the talent, and it is very awkward. Any performer draws energy from the crowd and that is truer for comedians than anyone else.

The jokes are all written, re-written, scripted rehearsed and read from the teleprompter. But the timing, the cadence, tone, inflection, that all comes from interacting with the audience, and…[Read more]

That’s from 50 years of hard work, living frugally, and a not insignificant amount of good luck. First job at 14 and literally last year was the first time in my entire life I took a whole two-week vacation. Now I’m retired, and hopefully on a path to enjoying the fruits of my labors.

Doctors think differently than economists. They put patients with a potential for brain damage in an artificial coma to stop swelling, and when it stops, they bring them out. This fits with the Hippocratic Oath all doctors take, which states “First, do no harm.” The idea is to “limit” damage and then “restart” a more normal body with fewer pr…[Read more]

Use a linear motor to raise the blade; that will pull it up almost as fast as gravity pulls it down. Magnetic bearings would allow the blade to fall with zero friction. Then we need some kind of speed loader; an offending 1%er would be strapped to a fixture, placed on to conveyor belt which would then feed the loading mechanism. Naturally it can…[Read more]

Can’t believe this is happening…it is like the last little ray of light just blinked out.

They actually expect people to vote for the “nothing will fundamentally change” guy. Trump is going to eviscerate Ol’ Joe, on his record and the Trump campaign will outflank Biden on the left with UBI & M4A. And as is Trump’s superpower, he will somehow…[Read more]

The easy solution to this problem is to just cover the payroll for business. Keep the cash flowing, nobody has to make an unemployment claim or lose their insurance. True-up next tax season. Holy shit I swear the motto of the US should change to “We Do Everything the Hard Way”.